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Miomir Kecmanovic, the Serbian qualifier who was to play Djokovic in the first round and will instead now face Italian Salvatore Caruso later today, has spoken to overseas media.
“I haven’t talked to many players, but the ones I did talk to agree that this was nonsense that never should’ve happened. He was treated unjustly by politicians. Him not playing is a huge loss for the sport.”The Australian Open will be the first men’s tennis major in 23 years without either Novak Djokovic or Roger Federer in the 128-man field after three Federal Court judges ruled unanimously against the world No.1 in his bid to avoid having his visa cancelled.
The 40-year-old, who spent 15 years coaching for Evonne Goolagong’s Foundation before moving to Darwin, is mindful the kids from Fitzroy and Melville Islands are footy mad.
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